Android API Printing

Question

I downloaded the PrintShare utility, which allows you to print things like web pages, contact lists, calendars, etc. to a printer connected via a wireless network or a computer participating in the PrintShare network.

I want my Android application to create a text file and then send this text file to a printer that is shared with PrintShare.

Is there an API for printing on Android?

Thanks Mike

Answer 1

Anyone who needs the Android print API should vote for it.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=1148

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=13275

There are currently some bad working third-party applications. Nothing is a professional solution.

Answer 2

Is there an API for printing on Android?

Not initially. Perhaps some of the parties, but nothing is built into the OS.

Android 4.4 and higher print API , which you can use.

Answer 3

Bixolon is a company that sells all types of printers. In fact, it sells printers that can connect to Android applications using the API (SDK).

Here is an example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op_j80zVL78

And here is more information about this (Bixolon SPP-R200) Android: connecting and printing on the Bixolon SPP-R200

If someone knows another company or printers, please share!

thanks

Answer 4

Android 4.4 provided printing API

http://developer.android.com/training/printing/index.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iub67ic87KI

Answer 5

Checkout www.lob.com , they have a good API for printing and mailing, which integrates seamlessly with Android!

Answer 6

Android now includes a complete structure that allows users to print any document using a printer connected via Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or other services. The system processes the transaction between the application that wants to print the document and the services that provide print jobs to the printer. The android.print structure provides all the APIs needed to specify a print document and deliver it to the system for printing. Which APIs you really need for print jobs depend on your content.

Please refer to the following URL:

https://developer.android.com/reference/android/print/package-summary.html